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Missouri S&T now has a campus licensing agreement for Respondus. Respondus is a software application that allows instructors to create tests, quizzes, and other assessments for use in their course. Respondus is compatible with Blackboard and other learning management systems.

Instructors who have already purchased a license for Respondus will not need to renew their license. They will need to contact IT to have the campus-licensed version installed instead.

Instructors who do not have Respondus and would like to have Respondus installed should submit an online Help Request or contact the IT Help Desk at 341-HELP for assistance.

On Thursday, June 26, 2008, Educational Technology will be hosting two training sessions for instructors who use clickers (or will be using clickers) to teach courses this fall.

IT will be releasing TurningPoint 2008 in conjunction with Office 2007 this fall, so EdTech strongly recommends ALL clicker faculty attend at least one of the two clicker training sessions (we will schedule more if the sessions fill up).

Basic Clicker/TurningPoint Training

Basic Clicker/TurningPoint training is for instructors who have never used clickers before. You will learn how to create clicker slides in TurningPoint, how to run a show during class, what reports are available and more.

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

Location: 103 Library

Advanced Clicker/TurningPoint Training

Advanced Clicker/TurningPoint training is available only for instructors who have already taught at least one clicker-enhanced course. You will learn about conditional branching techniques, how to set up course standards for your clicker course so that you can verify if student are meeting your established academic objectives, and you will learn how to create multi-answer questions.

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

Location: 103 Library

Register for Clicker Training

To sign up for one or both of the clicker training sessions, follow the steps below:

1. Go to http://edtech.mst.edu
2. Click Register for Training.
3. Type in your Missouri S&T userid and password and click OK.
4. Click on the training session you want to sign up for.
5. Click Register.

Educational Technology would like to thank everyone who attended or participated in the first ever Missouri S&T Teaching and Learning Technology Conference. We would like to take an opportunity to thank everyone who helped make this a huge success.

* Thanks to all of the partner groups and vendors who contributed time, effort, and door prizes to the conference.

* Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help organize and run the conference. It went very smoothly.

* Thanks to all of our presenters who shared their knowledge and experience in using technology to enhance student learning.

* And finally, thanks to all of the attendees from both on and off campus. We could never have succeeded without you.

Educational Technology is already planning next year’s conference. We look forward to seeing even more people next year!

Presentations from this year’s conference are being made available on our conference web site Abstracts page.

edtech@mst.edu

Educational Technology will be hosting the first ever Missouri S&T Teaching and Learning Technology Conference in the Havener Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008. All campus faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

We believe it is important to our campus community to showcase the many ways in which faculty and staff use technology to enhance the learning experience for our students.

If you are interested in attending this conference, please visit the EdTech website for registration information. Registered attendees will be eligible to win a number of door prizes such as Dell all-in-one printers, $100 gift card to Amazon.com and 2GB USB flash drives. Registered attendees will also be able to join us for breakfast and lunch courtesy of TurningTechnologies, Blackboard, Wimba, and Sprint.

Educational Technology (EdTech) is a new group within the Information Technology (IT) department. EdTech offers the following services to support instructors interested in adding a technology component to their teaching.

• Support for classroom technology (projectors, PCs) in centrally-scheduled classrooms (approximately 90 classrooms).


• Support for clickers, TurningPoint, Blackboard, Wimba, and other technologies that promote improvements in student success.


• Consultation with faculty to develop effective solutions for enhancing and expanding teaching and learning through technology.


• Consultation and project assistance for any department interested in creating new, collaborative learning spaces (for example, Computer Science 212 & 213).


• Exploration and evaluation of emerging technologies. EdTech partners with faculty to establish pilot projects using new technologies prior to campus-wide rollouts.


• Creation of and support for virtual learning environments for students and faculty.

Come meet your colleagues and the EdTech staff at our first ever Teaching and Learning Technology Conference on April 25, in the Havener Center. All instructors are encouraged to participate as presenters or attendees! A large selection of door prizes will be given away along with vendor sponsored meals and snacks.

Find out more about the Educational Technology group (and sign up for the Teaching and Learning Technology Conference) by visiting our web site at edtech.mst.edu, sending us an email at edtech@mst.edu, or by phone at 573-341-4131.